Wow... this is a powerful page. It's going to be such a gift to her when she's old enough to undestand that even as parents we have fears too!!!
Excellent job. Definalty going into my favorites.
sigh... i just love your journaling. it's so inspiring and so refreshing to see someone take the importance of it as seriously as i do. beautifully written. and trust me... mothering a daughter... not ANY easier even if you had a good relationship with your mom... i think alyssa has already hit her "i hate my mom" phase!! HA!!! not really, but it sure feels that way after about a 45 minute time out going head to head. hehe. anyway... chin up, girl! you're in my prayers!!
I have the same mother daughter relationship and have a daugther as well but had nothing worthy of beind emulated. So what I did is treated her and still do (Shes still in Elem school) as I would have wanted my mom to treat me, from the Golden Rule and she adores me. We have special days, times together when my son goes to football games with his dad and it starts with a special mutually adored treat of some kind and some kind of craft together and sometimes spa stuff like a massage for her, playing with her hair, just kind of what she is in the mood for that day and because of it, we generally get along really well. I wanted a girl though to show myself that I could do a better job of mothering a daughter than my mom did and I feel I've far succeeded even my own expectations.
wow your journaling is just so honest. you will become a good mother .the best for your daughter ;) i just love how you made this. everything about this has that sweet and warm feeling. great job!
your journaling is SO perfect here! I can't relate with the girl thing with having two boys, but I just know this is right from your heart and that makes it SO special... love the blending picture. STUNNING lo girl!
so sometimes i wonder what i could write because a layout leaves me speechless - beit an amazing design or photo that is just perfect in clarity but they are usually ones just like this - where ones heart for their child has been poured into the words given to the paper. wow
Oh *gasp*!! That is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen!!! WOW!!! This is just fabulous, Nicole!! Love that journaling too - you really tell it from your heart and that shows through so much in your lo's. I can already tell that Piper is so incredibly lucky to have YOU as her mother! Into faves, girl!!
Into my favs. As a mother of 4 daughters (and 4 sons), I can tell you that I adore my daughters and it actually hasn't been that bad raising daughters. My daughters are 24 yrs, 15 yrs, 8 yrs, & 10 months. Just take it one day at a time and enjoy every stage! Great lay out - I'm going to have to do one similar. Thanks for sharing your feelings - all mom's of daughters have been there.
This is just amazing. That journaling is just so real! I think you are going to be the best mother your daughter could ever hope for because you are so sensitive to all that mother/daughter *stuff* that can happen. WOW!!
This feels way out of my element but I was going a little blending crazy LOL I really like this picture but Keean took it so isn't quite focused so aftera lot of playing I just decided to blend it into the paper then I blended two papers together and then the paislee stickers.. oh my LOL I love Jessica Sprague always gets me playing :) Journaling-When you came into our lives we were ready for any baby. But I used to joke about never wanting a daughter. There are so many reasons, The relationship with my mother being the biggest one but also silly things like dealing with things that make me uncomfotable the unmentionalble “girl” issues Dating and boys scares me but you going through an“I hate my mother” phase really tops the list. I just dread that happeneing. And now that I have a daughter I was hesitent in admiting this is my dream I am loveing every second of you. I have spa day fantasies and shopping trips planned. mother daughter moments and serious talks about the big stuff. I have just never been witness to a positive mother daughter relationship first hand and I have nothing to emulate. I have no standard rules or answers to fall back on, that terrifies me. But in some ways it is comforting to know that I have the wisdom to leave my past behind and make it up, do this by feel, rather than falling back on the damaging parenting I was taught. I just hope you know that I am taking this slow. I am trying very hard to be the mother you deserve. I am trying to build myself up for the answers that you will need. I am doing this all by feel, and with the way you make me feel already I am positive its going to turn out just fine. *I did catch a few mistakes :) don't I always! lol* thank you for looking :)
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